Doctors

Dr Cameron joined us in February 2014, she is presently on maternity leave until approximately July 2017

Dr Katrina Darker

Dr Darker has been with BHC since 2010. She will fit coils and implanons, give joint injections and undertakes minor surgery for the practice.

Dr Marlett Smit

Dr Smit is currently our Clinical Lead for internal clinical governance and complaints. Dr Smit is our safeguarding lead for vulnerable adults and children.

Nurse Practitioners

Tina Hargadon

Tina is the Lead Nurse for the team. She joined the BHC clinical staff in November 2013. She is a specialist respiratory nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and a Nurse Prescriber. She deals particularly with chronic illnesses such as, Asthma, COPD and other respiratory illnesses. Tina also runs minor illness clinics and can diagnose and manage all minor illnesses.

Nurses

Kirsty Jakubowski

Kirsty comes from a medical background at the hospital in secondary care and is training to become a fully competent practice nurse. She joined the team in March 2016. Kirsty is developing an interest in women's health and childhood immunisations.

Angela Lawrence

Angela will see patients for a range of problems, particularly childhood immunisations but she deals with all other practice nurse duties.

Carol Wincott

Carol works occasional weekends, and is an experienced practice nurse. She will see patients for a range of problems, including diabetes care, dressings, immunisations and blood pressure monitoring.

We generally have a nurse on duty each day. Nurses have a different set of skills so that between them they can cover a wider range of issues. Receptionists will ask you what you wish to see the nurse for so that they can book the appointment with the nurse who has the correct skills. We also have a Health Care Assistant on duty for blood tests, New Patient Medicals and NHS Health Checks.

The length of appointment required with a nurse depends upon the type of care being given and can range from 5 minutes for a blood test to 45 minutes for a spirometry reading. For this reason, and to make sure the right nurse is on duty when you need an appointment, we do not offer nurse appointments though our on-line appointment service. Please telephone the Reception desk and explain what type of appointment you need and you will offered a range of suitable appointment times.

The most common nurse procedures are:

New Patient Medicals & NHS Health checks

Diabetic, Asthma and COPD reviews

ECGs

Blood testing

Long-term care of chronic disease

Childhood Immunisations

Injections

Vaccinations including travel vaccinations

Dressings

Smoking Cessation Support

Contraception advice and education

Cervical screening

Ear irrigation

Spirometry for diagnosis of respiratory conditions

Healthcare Assistants

Janine Knowles (f)

Practice Management

Nicci Bennett

Practice Manager, responsible for the overall day to day management of Banbury Health Centre.

Bridget Acock

Deputy Practice Manager, manages the office admin team and processes and deputises for Nicci Bennett when she is unavailable.

Sharon Kingham (f)

Reception

Val Schofield

Tina Dodd

Joan Mildren

Lynzy Bullen

Asma Musarat

Moira English

Emily Craig (f)

Lucy Davis (f)

Zoe Harvey (f)

Alina Wojcik (f)

Members of the reception team may have to ask patients the nature of the problem in order to make sure they provide the most suitable appointment with the right clinician. They are bound by the same rules of confidentiality that the clinical team have to observe.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.